Professor George Baird

BSc(Eng), MSc, PhD Glas, FIPENZ, FIRHACE, FCIBSE, C Eng

Emeritus Professor of Building Science

School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington

RESEARCH INTERESTS

George is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (UK), the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand and a Foundation Member of the New Zealand Energy Management Association. He was a recipient of the 1999 NZ Science and Technology Bronze Medal, the 2002 IPENZ Technical Award in the field of Energy Engineering, and the 2006 International Pioneers of the World Renewable Energy Network Award.

His research interests include:

Building performance

Users’ perceptions of sustainable buildings in terms of their environmental and operational performance and their influence on health and productivity

User performance benchmarks

Low energy design and operation of commercial and institutional buildings

Baird G, Dykes C.The potential for the use of occupants’ comments in the analysis and prediction of building performanceBuildings, 2: 33-47, 2012

Baird G, Leaman A, Thompson J.A comparison of the performance of sustainable buildings with conventional buildings from the point of view of the usersArchitectural Science Review, 55:2, May 2012

Baird G.Did that building feel good for you? Or - isn't it just as important to assess and benchmark user's perceptions of buildings as it is to audit their energy efficiency?Intelligent Buildings International, 3:2, 124-130, 2011

Baird G.Incorporating user performance criteria into Building Sustainability Rating Tools (BSRTs) for buildings in operationSustainability – Special issue on Environmental Sustainability and the Built Environment, 1:4, 1069-1086, 2009